a little tip for something that i do. don't know if others do the same but once i've landed a fish i let it recover in the net for a few minutes before removing it from the water to be unhooked/weighed/photographed. i've found that the fish normally behaves better on the bank as they seem to calm down a bit in the net.i always use two mats. one a fox beanie with a nash monster unhooking mat/sling on top of this. when returning the i zip it up in the monster mat/sling and take it to the water where if possible i get in up to about thigh depth (around 2ft deep) and unzip the front of the mat allowing the fish to take some water in and if i want any water shots done i'll do them there. i then cradle the fish and allow it to regain it's strength until it kicks and tells me it wants to do the off then i say seeya
Another point that i'd like to make. when pouring water over fish on the mat i always do it from it's head to it's tail. i was told by an experienced angler that if you pour it from tail to head theres a chance you could push debris into the fishes gills and possibly damage them .don't know if anyone else does this or not but just thought of putting a few tips down